“CARDIOLOGY PRACTICUM” a column in JEMS July 1986 to April, 1992 (under pseudonym of Syd Canan, with Mike Taigman:

”Precursors to Complete Heart Block,” July 1986“Left Ventricular Tachycardia,” August 1986“Hypokalemia,” September 1986“Pacers and Complete Heart Block,” November 1986“LGL Syndrome,” January 1987“Torsade de Pointes,” February 1987“Avoiding Preassessment,” June 1987“A Long Time To Call,” September 1987“Looking For Zebras,” December 1987“After The Fall,” March 1988“Looks, Smells, Sounds, Tastes Like an MI...Is it an MI?,” May 1988“Crack This Case,” July 1988“Holiday Heart Syndrome,” September, 1988“Back to Basics,” February 1989“A Tough Call Means Tough Choices,” April 1989“Taking a Chance on Cardioversion,” June, 1989“There’s No Convenient Diagnosis Slot.” February 1990“Reading Bundle Branch Blocks,” May, 1990“Don’t Deviate on Axis Assessment” August, 1990“Look Out For Hemiblock” December, 1990“The Reclassification of AV Blocks” April 1991“Precursors to Complete Heart Block,” September 1991“The Push for 12-lead EKGs”, April 1992

“NUGGETS”, a column in Rescue Magazine November 1988 until May/June,1992:

Introductory column (by Denis), Nov. 1997“Hide and Seek,” Encountering Handguns on the Streets”, Jan. 1998“Meeting The Climate Challenge,” March 1998“Cover and Concealment,” April 1998“Transporting Patients Down Stairs: Feetfirst or Headfirst?” May 1998“On Body Armor” June 1998“Close Encounters of the Canine Kind” July 1998“Safety and the Field/Dispatch Connection,” August 1998“To Be Or Not To Be...Seen”, October 1998“Principles of Emergency Vehicle Placement,” November 1998“Don’t Back out of EMS!”, January 1999“This Little Light of Mine...” April 1999“Life’s Little Safety Signs,” May 1999“Junior Partner Woes,” June 1999“Be (Fully) Prepared,” July 1999“Are YOU Trigger Happy?” August 1999“Homemade Weapons,” September 1999“Partner Down!” November 1999“Look Before You Leap” - January 2000“Putting The Common Back Into Courtesy” - March 2000“Safe & Effective Use of Interpreters” - April 2000“Parents: Secondary Patients” - April 2000“Dermal Diagnosis” - May 2000“Parents: The “Secondary Patients” - June 2000“Soap For Safety” - August 2000“Drop That Medical Kit!” - September 2000“Asleep at the Wheel” - November 2000 (final column)

An Introduction, November 1996Bite Your Tongue (on listening), January 1997Salsa/Saucer (a story), February 1997Joan’s Sad Story, March 1997A Sense of Consideration, April 1997A Habit To Think About, May 1997Who Me? Violent?, June 1997Patience, July 1997Talk, Talk, August 1997Tone of Voice, September 1997On Airbags, October 1997The Gift, Nov/Dec., 1997Regrets, January 1998Hazing, February, 1998Looking Through The Lens, March 1998Talk About Style, April 1998Cream of the Crop, May 1998Two Things You Should Never Say, July 1998Loyalty, August 1998‘Tis Better to Give Than To Receive, Nov/Dec 1998“Consolation,” February 1999“Stick in the Eye,” April 1999“Ripple Effects, Big & Small”, May, 1999“Getting A Grip,” July 1999“Risk-Takers,” August 1999“No ‘Right’ Time to Get Into Shape,” September 1999“The Art of Asking Questions,” October 1999“Fat City,” Nov/Dec 1999“Obsession With Numbers,” January 2000“Redundancy,” February 2000“Thank Goodness....” March 2000“Fun With Words,” April 2000“Fear,” May, 2000“Bless The Lifesavers” - June 2000“Margins” - July 2000“You Never Know” - August 2000“Partisanship” - September 2000“The Plumber’s Bill” - October 2000“Good Days and Bad Days” - November 2000“Walking on Ice,” December 2000“I Don’t Wanna,” January 2001“Tools or Toys?” February 2001“Quotable Quotes” – March 2001“Paying Attention” – April 2001“No Sticks” – May 2001“Cynics” – June 2001“Leadership” – July 2001 (Reprinted in EMS Magazine)“Learning Curves” – August 2001“Soft Eyes,” – September 2001“Full-body Multi-Tasking” – October 2001“Lions and Tigers and Bears” – November 2001“Fast Forward” – December 2001“Cell Phones” – January 2002“Heart and Soul” - February 2002“Star of the Team – March 2002“Get Well” – April 2002“-ist” – May 2002“Resentment” – June 2002“Sunglasses” – July 2002“Blow Up / Blow Over” – August 2002“Forgiveness” – September 2002“Recharge Batteries” – October 2002“Uneven Pathways” – November 2002“The Dreaded” – December 2002“Not Til I Need You” – January 2003“Life is Not Risk Free” – February 2003“Disengage The Fear” – March 2003“Following Too Close” – April 2003“Life and Death” – May 2003“Journey Ends” – June 2003 (concluding column)

“When GPS Fails: Three Valuable Skills” – January 2018“Improvisation: It Might Be All You Have” – March 2018“Chest Pain: Always the same, but never the same” - May 2018“Prepping for Situations that May Never Happen,” - October 2018. Online only, at:jems.com/articles/2018/10/prepping-for-situations-that-may-never-happen.html,accessed October 18, 2018.

Publications: Magazine & Journal Articles by Year

2018

“Paramedics For Children: Making a Difference in Honduras,” in JEMS (36-41), Feb.2018

2013

“The Next Breath,” The Journal of Emergency Dispatch, Sept-Oct 2013. Online at iaedjournal.org/content/next-breath

“Unplugged,” in South Loop Review, Volume 15 (149-153), Oct.2013

2012

“Return of the Kingsley,” in Grand Rapids Magazine, Mar.2012

“Eighth Day Farm,” in Grand Rapids Magazine, May2012

“Happily Ever After at Home,” in Grand Rapids Magazine, Jun.2012

“The Good Life” in Grand Rapids Magazine, Jun.2012

“Rehab,” in Animal Literary Magazine, at animalliterarymagazine.com/, posted in Nonfiction on Sep.28, 2012